Out-out-cock device



J'uly 27, 1926.

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F.` B. FARMER CUT-OUT COCK DEVICE Filed August 20 I INVENTOFQ FRED aFARMER ATTORNEY Patented July 27, 1926..

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FRED B. FARMER, F ST. PAUL, MNNESOTA, ASSIG-NOB. TO THE WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE COIVIEANY, 0F VTL'MERDING, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENN- SYLVANIA.

. Application filed August 2U, w25. Serial No. 51,322;

rlhis invention relates to fluid pressure brakes and more particularly to a locomotive brake equipment.

When trains are operated down long, steep grades, requiring the more or less continuous use of the brakes, if the brakes on the engine are allowed to operate with the train brakes, such use is liable to result in the overheating of the driver wheel tires and the consequent loosening of same, a dangerous condition.

In order to avoid this, it is customary to install a manually operated cut-out cock, by the manipulation of which the engineer may cut out the driver brake when desired. When an emergency application ot the brakes is effected, however, it isdesirable that the maximum braking power be obtained and including that ot the` driver brakes, and consequently the engineer should move the cut-outcock to its open position before making an emergency application ot the brakes. 1t is possible that the engineer may fail to do this, with the result that the driver brakes will not be applied. It is also possible that an emergency application of the brakes may be effected from the train by operation of the usual conductors valve. in which case, if the cut-out cock be in closed position, the same condition will result.

The principal object of my invention is to provide means automatically operable to cut in the locomotive drive'r brakes, when an emergency application oir' the brakes is effected, in case the cut-out cock isin closed position.

In the accompanying drawing, the single figure is a diagrammatic view, partly in section, ot' a locomotive brake equipment em bodying my invention.

As shown in the drawing, the equipment may comprise a brake valve device 1, a distributing valve device 2, a valve device 3, a brake cylinder 4, and a main reservoir 5.

Thev brake valve device 1 may be of the usual construction havin g an operating handle 6 and being connected to the'usual main reservoir 5 and brake pipe 7.

The distributing valve device 2 is of the type used in connection with the well known E T locomotive brake equipment and may comprise the usual equalizing and application portions. The equalizing portion may comprise a piston 8 contained in ,a pistou chamber t) which is connected te the brake pipe 7, said piston being adapted to operate a slide valve 10 contained in valve chamber 11, the volume of which is augmented by a pressure chamber 12 connected thereto. rlihe application portion may comprise a piston 13 contained in piston chamber 14 and adapted to operate slide valves 15 and i6 contained respectively in valve chambers 17 and 18.

rlihe valve device 3 may comprise a casing having a piston chamber 19 containing a piston 20, subject on one side tothe pressure ot iiuid supplied to piston chamber 19 and on the opposite side to the pressure of a coil spring 22. The piston 20is provided with a piston rod 21, which is adapted to engage a valve 23. The stem of valve 23 is adapted to engage the `stem of a second valve 247 so that when one valve is seated, the other will be unseated, said valve 24 being` contained in a valve chamber 25 and subject on one side to the pressure or" a coil spring 26. Also contained in the casing of valve device 3 is a two position plug valve 27 having an operating handle 28, said plug valve being adapted in one position to connect pipe 3T leading to the distributing valve device 2 with pipe 39 leading to the brake cylinder 4, and in its other position to cut ott said communication andv to connect the brake cylinder 4 to a chamber intermediate valves 23 and 24.

In the release and service positions ot the slide valve 10 ot the equalizing portion of the `distributing valve device 2, piston chamber 19 of valve device 3 will be connected to atmosphere through pipe and passage 29, cavity 30 in slide valve 10, and atmospheric exhaust port 31, whereby permitting spring 22 to maintain piston 2O in its outer position, with piston rod 21 out ot engagement with the valve 23. Spring 26 then acts to shift the valve 24 to its seat and to unseat the valve 23. VVit-h valve 23 unseated, the chamber intermediate the valves 23 and 24 is connected to atmosphere by way of at mospheric exhaust port 32.

Vhen conditions are such that it is desirable to cut out the driver brakes, the engineer moves handle 28 and consequently plug valve 27 to the position as shown in `the drawing, in which pipe 37 leading to the distributing valverdevice 2 is cut ofi' from brx'ike cylinder 4 and. l'rake cylinder pipe 3,

is connected to the chamber intermediate valves 23 and 24 by Way ofcavity 40 inthe valve 27 and consequently to atmosphere through exhaust port 32.

Ilf -a service application of the brakes is effected While the :handle 28 of valve 27 is in cut-out position, the slide valve 10 of the distributing valve device 2 Will not move sufiiciently to cause port 33 to register With passage 29, With the result that fluid under ressure Willnot be supplied to piston vchainer 19 of' valve device 3 .and vconsecpiently the cut-out cock 27 being in closed position, fluid under pressure will not be supplied .from the distributing valve device to the brake c linder-t. y

If,-iviile the Vhandle y28 is in cut-out position, an emergency application "of thebrakes is initiated by the operation of the brake valve device, a conductors valve, or by the bursting of 'aflioseythe sudden reduction kin brake pipe pressure `caused thereby permitting the higher pressure in valve chamber '11 acting on .the opposite side vof piston 8, :to shift ksaid piston .and slide valve `10 to emergency position, =in which port. 33 in slide valve 210 yregister-s With passage 29, so Ithat fluid under pressure is supplied A.from valve chamber 11 to lpiston chamber ,119.of valve device 3, Ithrough .port .33 .in slide valve lOand passage and pipe 29. r:lhe 1pre-ssure of iiuidsosupplied to piston chamber 19 acts to shift piston 20 1to fits .innermost position, causing piston rod 21 Ito yengage valve 23, soas to lseatsaid valve, and by the movementof -said valve, the Valve 24 is unseated.

llVith `slide .valve 10 in this position, `fluid under pressure from valve chamber 1.1 and lpressure chamber 12 isralso supplied through uncovered passage 34 to piston chamber la of the application portion. The pressure of flui-dso supplied moves piston 13 inwardly, causing slide valve 15 tto 'be shifted to a4 position in which exhaust l.passage 35 jis Acut oli from valve-chamber 17, and slide valve V16 to a position, Ain'Which -fluid under pres sure from 'valve chamber 18 and main reservoir 5 is supplied throughiport 36 .in slide valve `16, valvey chamber 1-7, passage-and lpipe 3ft-to valve chamber 25ct1 valve device 3 and since the valve 24k-is unseated yiniemergency, :as fliereinbefore explained, fluid flovvs -past said -unseated valve "to passage 88, itheuce through cavity 40 lin plug valve 27 ftogp'as sage and pipe 39 andto brakezcylinder 1.

It Will now beevident that Whenever the `equalizing valve device kof the idistr-ibuting Vvalve Ydevice is shifted to emergency 'applil`cation posit'ion, fthe valve device A3 `will be Aoperated -to :establish 'communication from the v'distributing Vvalve device to vthe driver brake cylinders, although `the cut-out. `cock 2'7'maybe'iiiits closed position,and thus an application of the driver brakes will always lishing mesma be secured when an emergency application of the-brakesis effected, notonly when such application is initiated by operation of the brake valve device but also when initiated in Aany other way. This methodfof con'tro'lralso ensures the application. of .the Vdriver .brakes on the second locomotive infdouble hea-ding service, since the equalizing portion of the distributing valve device on the second locomotive Will be shifted to emergency posikltion whenever .an emergency application of .the ktrain brakes is effected.

Having now described my invention, What vl claimas nevv and desire tosecure'byliet- 'ters Patentis.:-

1. ln a fluid pressure brake,@thefconibination with a brake cylinder and abrakeapplie-ation valve .device .having an .emergency application position, lof valve ,means lautomatically operable upon movementzof `said brake application :valve gdevlice tto `emergency positionto connectsaid brakeapp'lication valve device to said brake cylinder.

2. In a fluid vpressure brake, the combination with albrake. cylinder. anda valve. device for supplying fluid .under pressure to `the brake cylinder .to eiiect `a ,service application ofv the brakesand to eftectanemeigencyapcplicationof thebrakes, of acock yfor controlling communication lthrough which said valve device supplies yfluid to ythe`brake-cylinder and means operative upon effecting an yemergency application vof athe brakes ,for cpening a .communication .around .said cock for permitting the. supply. of lfluid .from said valve device :to thebrake cylinder.

3. In aifluid pressure brake,.the.c,onibina tion with a. brake cylinderand valve means operative in an emergency application of :the brakes for supplying 'fluid vunder ypressure to the brake cylinder, a cock for controlling lcommunication rthrough `which fluid ris supplied to the brake cylinder in Service and emergency .application of .the brakes, and means operative upon effectinganieinergency application of the brakes for estabcommunication from said valve means to the brake cylinder, regardless of the position of said'cock.

l. fIn afluidpressure brake, theconibiiiavtion with a 'fbrake cylinder and yalcock .for

controlling .ai communication through which v.fluid underpressure is suppliedtotliebrake cylinder, of means .operative upon effecting Van emergency applicationof the .brakes for establishing a byepass connection around said cock, through vvhich fluid is .supplied Yto the brake cylinder, when said'cock TIS in yits closed position.

5. In a fluid pressure .brake,.tlie.,combina tion with .a brake cylinder, ybra-ke pipe,

and ,a valvedevicenoperated upon a gradual reduction vin brake pipe pressure for sup- ;plying fluid under pressure tothe brake cylinder to effect a service application of the Vll() brakes and upon a sudden reduction in brake pipe pressure to supply fluid to the brake cylinder to effect an emergency application of the brakes, of a cock movable to a position for cutting off communication through which fluid is supplied to the brake cylinder, and means operated upon movement of said valve device to emergency position for opening a by-pass through which liuid is supplied to the brake cylinder when said cock is in its closed position.

6. In a fluid pressure brake, the combination with a brake cylinder and a brake pipe, of a cock for controlling communication through which fluid under pressure is supplied to the brake cylinder and valve means operated upon a sudden reduction in brake pipe pressure for opening a ley-pass around said cock, through which fluid is supplied to the brake cylinder in case said cock is in its closed position.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

FRED B. FARMER. 

